For Gaudreau family, Thanksgiving a time for friendship and reflection

Ryan Leslie visits with the Gaudreau family and sits down with Johnny’s wife Meredith to catch up as the family celebrates Thanksgiving ahead of a matchup between Johnny’s two NHL teams, the Calgary Flames and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Published: 2 weeks ago

The Win Column’s 2023–24 Calgary Flames season predictions

Before the new NHL season gets underway, we turned to our team to ask some burning questions on what to expect of the Calgary Flames. Let’s get right into it! 1: Where do you think the Flames will finish this season Karim Kurji It’s been said so

Published: 1 year ago

Making sense of the math: a Calgary Flames salary cap update

In the aftermath of the filing of opening rosters, plenty of Calgary Flames fans reached out to me over social media expressing… confusion. Are the Flames in cap trouble? Is their roster now set in stone until players get healthy? What options are

Published: 1 year ago

Breaking Down the Calgary Flames’ 2023-24 Roster

As the Calgary Flames begin their 51st season of operations, the franchise has one of the best lineups in the league with All-Stars like Jonathan Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri, and Jacob…

Published: 1 year ago

How the 2023–24 Calgary Flames lineup stacks up against last season

Finally, hockey is back. The Calgary Flames will be kicking off their 2023–24 season tonight against the Winnipeg Jets. After what first looked like a crazy offseason on the horizon, the Flames were one of the quietest teams in the entire NHL this

Published: 1 year ago

What will the Calgary Flames’ lines look like on opening night?

The Calgary Flames begin their 2023-24 season on Wednesday evening when they host the Winnipeg Jets. In advance of puck drop, we thought we’d examine the various lines, pairings and special teams units the Flames will likely use to start the season

Published: 1 year ago

Flames’ Weegar Snubbed for Alternate Captain Role

Shortly after announcing Mikael Backlund as the 21st captain in franchise history, the Calgary Flames named four assistant captains to work alongside him in Chris Tanev, Elias Lindholm, Rasmus Andersson,…

Published: 1 year ago

Will these same Flames be a better team? New coach, GM give them hope

On the ice, the team has remained much the same as the one that barely missed the playoffs last year. But the Calgary Flames have a new coach and a new GM, which has given them a new attitude. Will it translate into a successful season?

Published: 1 year ago

Some are impressing, some are injured: a Calgary Flames prospect update

When the Calgary Wranglers drop the puck on Friday, prospect action for the Calgary Flames organization will really get going in earnest. But while the organization went through their NHL and AHL camps, a bunch of their prospects were already pretty

Published: 1 year ago

2023-24 Official NHL Team Hashtags

It’s always fun when the first day of the NHL season rolls around and team logos start to show up on Twitter/X when the appropriate hashtag for each team is used. This season, teams are using a lot of familiar hashtags, but there are some new ones

Published: 1 year ago

Flames' Andersson not happy with NHL's decision to ban Pride Tape

Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson is not at all impressed with the NHL’s decision to ban Pride Tape. The NHL made the call earlier this offseason to remove Pride-themed nights moving forward. While that move was already highly criticized,

Published: 1 year ago

Friedman: Flames have ‘started to look’ at Chris Tanev and Noah Hanifin for extensions

Remember back in April, when the Calgary Flames’ players had their exit interviews and suddenly everybody on an expiring – or soon to expire – contract was running for the hills? Well, since that time the Flames have made some changes, naming C

Published: 1 year ago

Here's what the Flames lines look like ahead of their season opener

Now that the preseason is over, the games will start to matter a whole lot more for the Calgary Flames. This is a team that has plenty to prove after a lackluster 2022-23 season. While there have been some changes, this roster looks similar to what

Published: 1 year ago